I’ve never understood why people don’t grasp how utterly terrifying it is for a woman in that situation. During an attack the brain does 1 of 3 things: fight, flight or freeze. This reaction is involuntary, evolving as a survival mechanism. We have absolutely no control over it
https://twitter.com/drjesstaylor/status/1402891721046904838
My response was to freeze. This happened when I was 13. I’ve never forgotten it, & despite years in therapy, it still informs so much of my habits & thoughts. I don’t think I can articulate just how utterly terrified I was.
The argument ‘not all men’ is meaningless. Nobody is saying/nor have they ever said ‘All men pose a risk to women’
The question that needs answering is
‘How does a woman tell the difference between a predatory man & one who poses absolutely no threat to her at all..?’
The question that needs answering is
‘How does a woman tell the difference between a predatory man & one who poses absolutely no threat to her at all..?’
I know my neither my father, nor my husband are a risk to women. AT ALL
But
OTHER WOMEN DON’T
And, that’s the point
But
OTHER WOMEN DON’T
And, that’s the point
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